Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Biography

Randolph Quaye, Director of Ohio Wesleyan’s Black World Studies Program, is an expert in the sociology of health and illness, African development, and social conditions in the African American community. Having recently developed and directed study abroad programs to Kenya and Zimbabwe, Quaye is the author of three books and over 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Health Policy, American Journal of Managed Care, Multicultural Journal of Health and Nursing, and International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessing the Role of Home-Based Care in Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania
  Author(s): Randolph Quaye*
  
  This paper examines the importance of home-based care in delivering ART to people with HIV in Tanzania. While research into self-management of HIV under ART in Africa has focused mostly on adherence to treatment, relatively little has explored the benefits of home-based care as an effective strategy in reaching a targeted population of people with HIV in Dar es Salaam. A total of 41 respondents were interviewed. Questions detailed treatment-seeking behavior and how best to improve the care the patients receive. Findings: Majority of respondents see a greater benefit in accessing treatment through home-based care. Several touted cost savings, ease of access, privacy, and less stigmatization as clear benefits over currently clinic-based programs. The study concludes that home-based programs should be scaled-up because of its feasibility, pr.. View more»
  

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